Fairmont fuels guests’ quest for culture

For families and travellers looking to make the most of their getaway experience this year, and leave with more than just a mini shampoo bottle, Fairmont is proud to offer a collection of Cultural Packages, ideal for history buffs, art lovers and more.

Guests can journey back in time, from the Jurassic period to the peace and love era of the sixties, while staying at timeless hotels and resorts that have become a part of history themselves.

• With museums, orchestras and stunning architecture, Boston is a wonderful city to experience the arts. As the official hotel of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), The Fairmont Copley Plaza is pleased to offer guests the opportunity to experience a performance at Symphony Hall with its Perfect Harmony Package. Located just steps from the historic hotel, the BSO is one of the world’s premier orchestral organisations and has a great standing in the city of Boston. Package includes nightly accommodation and two orchestra-seating tickets to the Boston Symphony Orchestra on select performance dates. Available from 26th February to 30th April 2009, rates start from USD 379 per night.

• This year, the expansion of the Dallas Arts District will be complete, and ideally located in the heart of this trendy downtown scene is The Fairmont Dallas. To honour the encore U.S. visit of the famed King Tut exhibition hosted at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), the hotel has created a signature “King Tut Suite”. The luxurious room is decorated with local artist renderings of King Tutankhamen, the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt, Great Sphinx, frescoes depicting Egyptian life, and a small library on the discovery and legends of Tut’s tomb. The hotel’s Spend the Night with Tut package includes nightly accommodation, two VIP tickets to the King Tut exhibition, expedited line access at the DMA and complimentary overnight valet parking. Available through 17th May 2009, rates start from USD 249 per night.

• For museum buffs that prefer a more contemporary experience, The Fairmont San Jose’s Tech Museum of Innovation Package is the perfect getaway. The Tech Museum explores how technology works and the influence it has on every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn. The 132,000 square foot museum is shared by four major theme galleries filled with one-of-a-kind exhibits, workshops and labs, and has become one of California’s most popular attractions. Package includes nightly accommodation and two tickets to the Tech Museum of Innovation. Available year-round, rates start from USD 149 per night.

• Almost 40 years ago, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chose to hold their Bed-In for Peace in Suite 1742 of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth. To commemorate the historic event, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, in partnership with Yoko Ono, will curate the exhibit Imagine: John & Yoko’s Pacifist Anthem. A free exhibit, the display will highlight the wide-ranging artistic and musical dialogue that took place in the name of peace, and will run from 2nd April to 21st June 2009. In addition, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth is offering an Imagine Package, including nightly accommodation, CD featuring the legendary track Give Peace a Chance, breakfast in bed for two or buffet breakfast in Le Montrealais Restaurant, and calligraphies of the lyrics to Give Peace a Chance. Available from 1st March to 21st June 2009, rates start from CAD 199 per night in a Fairmont room, and from CAD 599 per night in the John Lennon and Yoko Ono suite.

• Mere steps from world-class ballet, symphony, and dining districts, The Fairmont Winnipeg makes it easy for guests to embrace the spirit and diverse culture of Winnipeg. Teaming up with The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Canada’s premier ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America, the hotel is proud to offer The Ballet Bed and Breakfast Package. Featuring performances such as Romeo and Juliet and Extreme Ballet, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is a stirring and enjoyable outing for any guest. Offer includes nightly accommodation, two tickets to a Royal Winnipeg Ballet performance, and full breakfast for two in either the AAA Four Diamond Velvet Globe restaurant or through in-room dining. Available through 9th May 2009, rates start from CAD 249 per night.

• The Fairmont Royal York is proud to partner with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) for the eagerly anticipated James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and the Gallery of the Age of Mammals exhibits. Guests of the hotel’s Dino-Night Package will enjoy access to these spectacular new galleries, the first permanent exhibits to open inside the ROM’s new Michael Lee-Chin Crystal building, which feature 50 dinosaur specimens and over 20 complete or nearly complete skeletons. Guests can discover Deinonychus, Triceratops, and even the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex, and get up close and personal with reptiles, fish, and marine invertebrates. Package includes nightly accommodation, two adult tickets to the ROM and full breakfast for two in either EPIC restaurant or York’s Kitchen. Available through 30th December 2009, rates start from CAD 209 per night.

• Guests of Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten’s Gateway to the World package have the chance to discover the historic city of Hamburg, which served as a gateway to America for some 5 million European emigrants who left their homeland via the city’s port between 1850 and 1939. Visitors to the city can explore the recently reconstructed Emigrant City Museum, which is home to its very own Family Research Centre and illustrates to visitors the conditions under which last century’s European emigrants travelled across the Atlantic. Package includes two nights’ accommodation, tickets for Ballin’s Emigrant City Museum, boat sightseeing tour through the port of Hamburg, a sumptuous “Jahreszeiten Breakfast”, complimentary access to the spa and fitness centre, fresh fruits and mineral water and welcome gift upon arrival. Available through 30th December 2009, rates for this two-night package start from €582.

All packages unless noted otherwise are subject to availability, priced per room, per night, exclude taxes and are based on double occupancy. Prices quoted are in local currency unless noted otherwise.

For more information and reservations, log on to Fairmont.com.